Editing Savile Row (section)

{{short description|Street in Mayfair, London, England}}
{{About|the London street|tailoring in the street|Savile Row tailoring|bespoke tailoring in general|Bespoke tailoring}}
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'''Savile Row''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|æ|v|ɪ|l|_|ˈ|r|oʊ}}) is a street in [[Mayfair]], [[central London]]. Known principally for its traditional [[bespoke tailoring]] for men, the street has had a varied history that has included accommodating the headquarters of the [[Royal Geographical Society]] at 1 Savile Row, where significant British explorations to Africa and the South Pole were planned; and more recently, the [[Apple Corps|Apple]] office of [[the Beatles]] at 3 Savile Row, where the band's [[The Beatles' rooftop concert|final live performance]] was held on the roof of the building.

Originally named Savile Street, it was built between 1731 and 1735 as part of the development of the [[Burlington Estate]]. It was designed under the influence of Burlington's interpretation of [[Palladian architecture]], known as "Burlingtonian". [[Henry Flitcroft]], under the supervision of [[Daniel Garrett]], appears to have been the main architect – though 1 and 22–23 Savile Row were designed by [[William Kent]]. Initially, the street was occupied mainly by military officers and their wives; later [[William Pitt the Younger]] and Irish-born playwright and MP [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]] were residents.

Tailors started doing business in the area in the late 18th century; first in [[Cork Street]], about 1790, then by 1803 in Savile Row itself. In 1846, [[Henry Poole & Co|Henry Poole]], later credited as the creator of the [[dinner jacket]], opened an entrance to Savile Row from his tailoring premises in Old Burlington Street. Founded in 1849 by Henry Huntsman, [[H. Huntsman & Sons]] moved to No. 11 Savile Row with the ending of the war in 1919.<ref name="Anderson 106">Richard Anderson, ''Bespoke: Savile Row Ripped and Smoothed'', ([[Simon & Schuster]], 2009) p.106</ref> During the First World War, Huntsman's was a tailor to the military, producing dress uniforms for British officers. In 1969, [[Nutters of Savile Row]] modernised the style and approach of traditional [[Savile Row tailoring]]; a modernisation that continued into the 1990s with the "New Bespoke Movement", involving the designers [[Richard James (tailor)|Richard James]], [[Ozwald Boateng]], and [[Timothy Everest]]. The term "bespoke" as applied to fine tailoring is understood to have originated in Savile Row, and came to mean a suit cut and made by hand.

Savile Row runs parallel to [[Regent Street]] between [[Conduit Street]] at the northern end and [[Vigo Street]] with [[Burlington Gardens]] at the southern. Linking roads include [[New Burlington Street]], [[Boyle Street (London)|Boyle Street]], and [[Clifford Street]]. The [[Freehold (law)|freehold]] is owned by the Pollen Estate. In 2016 [[Westminster City Council]] commenced attempts to protect the street's tailoring heritage under the Savile Row SPA (Special Policy Area).<ref>{{Cite web| title=Westminster City Plan - Consolidated with all changes since November 2013 | url=https://www.westminster.gov.uk/media/document/core-020---adopted-westminster-city-plan-2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221220503/https://www.westminster.gov.uk/media/document/core-020---adopted-westminster-city-plan-2016 | archive-date=2021-12-21}}</ref> In 2014, [[Government Pension Fund of Norway|Norway's Oil Fund]], the world's largest [[sovereign wealth fund]], acquired a 57.8% interest in the Pollen Estate from [[The Church Commissioners]].<ref name=SR_NYT_NOR>{{ cite web| title=Norway's Oil Fund Buys London's Savile Row| first=Stanley| last=Reed| url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/11/norways-oil-fund-snaps-up-londons-savile-row/?_r=0| work=The New York Times| date=11 August 2014| access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> This includes properties in Mayfair, among which is Savile Row.<ref name=SR_NYT_NOR/>